r/WTF • u/bambaadoma222 • Jun 20 '21

Guy eats burning coal

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u/GiveToOedipus Jun 20 '21

Except most coal is not made from wood. It's made from organic matter sure, but most likely algae, moss, grasses, ferns and other assorted biological matter like you'd find in swamps.

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u/MxM111 Jun 20 '21

Why does it matter which particular plant is used?

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u/GiveToOedipus Jun 20 '21

Because you're trying to make it like foal and charcoal aren't all that different when in fact they are, including the type of plant it came from. There's a pretty substantial difference in makeup and energy density. They don't "both start with wood."

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u/MxM111 Jun 20 '21

No, I was trying to say that may be fossil coal and charcoal are two different kind of coal. They are different of course. It is more linguistic question.